EP0660376A2 - Elektrodenlose Lampe - Google Patents
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- H01J61/30—Vessels; Containers
- H01J61/35—Vessels; Containers provided with coatings on the walls thereof; Selection of materials for the coatings
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- H—ELECTRICITY
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- H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
- H01J65/00—Lamps without any electrode inside the vessel; Lamps with at least one main electrode outside the vessel
- H01J65/04—Lamps in which a gas filling is excited to luminesce by an external electromagnetic field or by external corpuscular radiation, e.g. for indicating plasma display panels
- H01J65/042—Lamps in which a gas filling is excited to luminesce by an external electromagnetic field or by external corpuscular radiation, e.g. for indicating plasma display panels by an external electromagnetic field
- H01J65/048—Lamps in which a gas filling is excited to luminesce by an external electromagnetic field or by external corpuscular radiation, e.g. for indicating plasma display panels by an external electromagnetic field the field being produced by using an excitation coil
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- H01J61/00—Gas-discharge or vapour-discharge lamps
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- H01J61/56—One or more circuit elements structurally associated with the lamp
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- the present invention relates generally to electrodeless lamps and, more particularly, to apparatus, i.e., a "virtual fixture", for reducing variations in performance of an electrodeless lamp when operating within or without an electrically conductive fixture.
- an electrodeless lamp e.g., an electrodeless fluorescent lamp
- a fixture with an electrically conductive outer shell results in significant variations in lamp performance, such as changes in lamp input power, output lumens, and ballast power loss. Changes in input power and output lumens are, to say the least, an inconvenience for the consumer, but changes in ballast power loss can significantly increase ballast temperature and shorten ballast life.
- the changes in lamp performance upon installation in a fixture are caused by interaction between the electromagnetic fields produced by the excitation coil in the electrodeless fluorescent lamp and the conductive shell of the fixture. This interaction changes the impedance of the loaded drive coil as viewed from the ballast, and hence changes system performance.
- a typical electrodeless fluorescent lamp ballast employs a resonant circuit.
- One approach to maintaining nominal performance of a resonant circuit is to use a feedback circuit in which an output variable is measured and fed back to a controller.
- the controller changes a control variable, such as input voltage or operating frequency, in such a manner that the circuit either runs with constant output power or operates at high efficiency.
- a control variable such as input voltage or operating frequency
- an electrodeless fluorescent lamp which allows the ballast to be adjusted for optimized performance outside of an electrically conductive fixture, while maintaining this performance even when the lamp is installed in a fixture that is electrically conductive.
- An electrodeless lamp (e.g., an electrodeless fluorescent lamp) comprises a dielectric housing shaped to conform to a portion of a lamp envelope, which housed portion is opposite to a portion through which light is emitted.
- the dielectric housing includes a continuous conductor, i.e., a shorted turn, situated between the dielectric housing and the lamp envelope which conforms to at least a portion of the dielectric housing.
- the configuration of the shorted turn in terms of its location and amount of surface area occupied thereby, is optimized to minimize interaction between the excitation coil and any electrically conductive fixture and to avoid interfering with lamp starting and light output.
- Figure 1 illustrates a typical electrodeless fluorescent discharge lamp 10 having an envelope 12 containing an ionizable gaseous fill.
- a suitable fill for example, for the electrodeless fluorescent lamp of Figure 1 comprises a mixture of a rare gas (e.g., krypton and/or argon) and mercury vapor and/or cadmium vapor.
- An excitation coil 14 is situated within, and removable from, a re-entrant cavity 16 within envelope 12.
- coil 14 is shown schematically as being wound about a magnetic core 15, i.e., having a permeability greater than one, which is situated about an exhaust tube 20 that is used for filling the lamp.
- the coil may be wound about the exhaust tube itself, or may be spaced apart from the exhaust tube and wound about a core of insulating material, or may be free standing, as desired.
- the interior surfaces of envelope 12 are coated in well-known manner with a suitable phosphor 18.
- Envelope 12 fits into one end of a base assembly 17 containing a radio frequency power supply (not shown) with a standard (e.g., Edison type) lamp base 19 at the other end.
- Lamp 10 is illustrated as being of a reflective type; that is, light emitted within envelope 12 is reflected by a reflector, illustrated as comprising a reflective coating 34 on a portion of the interior or exterior surface of the envelope, such that light is emitted through an opposing portion 36 of the envelope.
- a reflector illustrated as comprising a reflective coating 34 on a portion of the interior or exterior surface of the envelope, such that light is emitted through an opposing portion 36 of the envelope.
- An exemplary reflective coating is comprised of titania.
- a dielectric housing e.g., comprised of plastic, is illustrated as being situated around the reflective portion of envelope 12.
- an electrodeless fluorescent lamp comprises a shorted turn for minimizing interaction with any metallic lamp fixture of well-known type (not shown) for supporting lamps and directing the light emitted therefrom.
- FIGS 2a and 2b illustrate an electrodeless fluorescent lamp 30 according to the present invention including a continuous conductor, or shorted turn, 40 which conforms to at least a portion of housing 32 and is situated between housing 32 and lamp envelope 12.
- the shorted turn may be attached to housing 32 in any suitable manner; for example, it may be glued, snap fit, or injection molded to the housing. Alternatively, the shorted turn may be attached to envelope 12 or may be incorporated into the housing.
- shorted turn 40 is an ever-present conductive wall that functions to carry current in the same manner as an electrically conductive fixture would if the lamp were installed in one; thus, the shorted turn acts as a "virtual fixture".
- the lamp can be adjusted for optimized operation when not installed in an electrically conductive fixture, such that performance of the lamp will not change substantially when installed therein.
- Shorted turn 40 is comprised of any suitable metal, e.g., copper, or combination of metals.
- the configuration of the shorted turn, in terms of its location and amount of surface area occupied thereby, is optimized to minimize interaction with any electrically conductive fixture and to avoid interfering with lamp starting and light output.
- the thickness of the metal comprising the shorted turn is at least the skin depth at the operating frequency of the lamp to ensure that substantially all the magnetic field generated by excitation coil 14 at the location of the shorted turn induces currents to flow therein.
- the resistance around the shorted turn should be sufficiently low to minimize losses therein.
- Dielectric housing 32 functions not only to support shorted turn 40, but also functions to protect a lamp user from potential electric shocks in case of contact with the shorted turn.
- the width of the shorted turn is represented by w in Figures 2a and 2b.
- the shorted turn substantially covers the underside of the dielectric housing such that w is substantially the width of dielectric housing 32.
- the width is too great, then the shorted turn would interfere with stray electric fields used to start the lamp.
- making the shorted turn extend beyond the reflective coating would interfere with light output. Therefore, the shorted turn should not extend beyond the portion of the envelope covered by the reflector.
- Figures 3a and 3b illustrate an alternative embodiment of an electrodeless fluorescent lamp 30' according the present invention wherein a shorted turn 40' is significantly narrower ( w ' ⁇ w ) than that of Figures 2a and 2b.
- the configuration of the shorted turn is optimized in terms of the location and amount of surface area occupied to minimize interaction with any metallic fixture and to avoid interfering with lamp starting and light output.
- a shorted turn for an electrodeless lamp significantly reduces variations in lamp performance between operating in a conductive fixture and operating without a fixture.
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- Circuit Arrangements For Discharge Lamps (AREA)
- Discharge Lamps And Accessories Thereof (AREA)
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Applications Claiming Priority (4)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB9326123 | 1993-12-22 | ||
GB939326123A GB9326123D0 (en) | 1993-12-22 | 1993-12-22 | Electrodeless fluorescent lamp |
US08/220,862 US5461284A (en) | 1994-03-31 | 1994-03-31 | Virtual fixture for reducing electromagnetic interaction between an electrodeless lamp and a metallic fixture |
US220862 | 1998-12-28 |
Publications (3)
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EP0660376A2 true EP0660376A2 (de) | 1995-06-28 |
EP0660376A3 EP0660376A3 (de) | 1996-11-27 |
EP0660376B1 EP0660376B1 (de) | 1999-03-24 |
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EP19940309544 Expired - Lifetime EP0660376B1 (de) | 1993-12-22 | 1994-12-20 | Elektrodenlose Lampe |
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EP (1) | EP0660376B1 (de) |
JP (1) | JPH07262972A (de) |
DE (1) | DE69417379T2 (de) |
Cited By (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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DE29519182U1 (de) * | 1995-12-04 | 1996-01-25 | Hahn, Walter, 95349 Thurnau | Beleuchtungseinrichtung mit einer Induktions-Reflektorlampe |
WO1998020519A1 (en) * | 1996-11-08 | 1998-05-14 | General Electric Company | Electrodeless fluorescent lamp |
EP1253615A2 (de) * | 2001-04-26 | 2002-10-30 | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. | Elektrodenlose Entladungslampen |
EP1780768A1 (de) * | 2004-06-25 | 2007-05-02 | Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. | Elektrodenlose entladungslampe |
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JP2003109548A (ja) * | 2001-09-28 | 2003-04-11 | Matsushita Electric Works Ltd | 無電極放電灯点灯装置 |
KR100805850B1 (ko) * | 2006-06-26 | 2008-02-21 | 김창식 | 무전극 램프의 결착장치 |
Citations (3)
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JPS60115144A (ja) * | 1984-11-16 | 1985-06-21 | Hitachi Ltd | 反射形高圧金属蒸気放電灯 |
DE4134101A1 (de) * | 1990-10-15 | 1992-04-23 | Koito Mfg Co Ltd | Fahrzeugscheinwerfer |
GB2249165A (en) * | 1990-10-23 | 1992-04-29 | Koito Mfg Co Ltd | Motor vehicle head lamp |
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- 1994-12-20 DE DE1994617379 patent/DE69417379T2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1994-12-20 EP EP19940309544 patent/EP0660376B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1994-12-22 JP JP6336091A patent/JPH07262972A/ja active Pending
Patent Citations (3)
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JPS60115144A (ja) * | 1984-11-16 | 1985-06-21 | Hitachi Ltd | 反射形高圧金属蒸気放電灯 |
DE4134101A1 (de) * | 1990-10-15 | 1992-04-23 | Koito Mfg Co Ltd | Fahrzeugscheinwerfer |
GB2249165A (en) * | 1990-10-23 | 1992-04-29 | Koito Mfg Co Ltd | Motor vehicle head lamp |
Non-Patent Citations (1)
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PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 009, no. 270 (E-353) 26 October 1985 & JP-A-60 115 144 (HITACHI SEISAKUSHO KK) 21 June 1985 * |
Cited By (7)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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DE29519182U1 (de) * | 1995-12-04 | 1996-01-25 | Hahn, Walter, 95349 Thurnau | Beleuchtungseinrichtung mit einer Induktions-Reflektorlampe |
WO1998020519A1 (en) * | 1996-11-08 | 1998-05-14 | General Electric Company | Electrodeless fluorescent lamp |
US5959405A (en) * | 1996-11-08 | 1999-09-28 | General Electric Company | Electrodeless fluorescent lamp |
EP1253615A2 (de) * | 2001-04-26 | 2002-10-30 | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. | Elektrodenlose Entladungslampen |
EP1253615A3 (de) * | 2001-04-26 | 2005-11-23 | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. | Elektrodenlose Entladungslampen |
EP1780768A1 (de) * | 2004-06-25 | 2007-05-02 | Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. | Elektrodenlose entladungslampe |
EP1780768A4 (de) * | 2004-06-25 | 2008-05-21 | Matsushita Electric Works Ltd | Elektrodenlose entladungslampe |
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DE69417379T2 (de) | 1999-10-14 |
JPH07262972A (ja) | 1995-10-13 |
EP0660376A3 (de) | 1996-11-27 |
DE69417379D1 (de) | 1999-04-29 |
EP0660376B1 (de) | 1999-03-24 |
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